destroid wrote:I'm sure plenty of countries would like to buy a two seater F-35 variant though, it wouldn't be so bad if one was designed and produced.
I would have to agree with you there. The SA is far superior, and one man can't fly a mission profile, counter threats, AND employ a sophisticated E-dub suite. As for power, seeing as a nuke on a JSF would be both dangerous and overkill, I'd suggest an APU pod. Is there any official comment on whether the current power systems will be able to power the techno-junk AND the addons that will certainly start popping up a few years into production, or is it a 'full' airframe already? The F-22, for example, has the space and power for planned systems that were not installed, giving it a bit of flexibility for future upgrades. If the F-35 has to resort to hanging things off the airframe nearly right off the bat, we most certainly have a major problem.